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A delightful "Little Mermaid"

Cassandra Johnson stars as Ariel in Kelrik’s production of "Disney’s The Little Mermaid."

Kelrik’s musical version of “The Little Mermaid” would make Disney proud. With fanciful costumes and colorful sets, the fine cast and ensemble take the audience on a magical trip beneath the sea.

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TELEVISION

Fox reality chief Mike Darnell exiting the network

Fox reality chief Mike Darnell said Friday that he's exiting the network after an 18-year stay, ending a reign that - depending on one's point of view - has made TV more exciting or more squalid. And great for Fox.

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TELEVISION

Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.
TELEVISION

ESPN's Lindsay Czarniak makes broadcast history at Indy 500

Being the first female host of the Indianapolis 500 isn't as big a deal as, say, being the first black president. Or the first active gay athlete in one of the four major pro sports.
TELEVISION

Pay-TV companies losing customers, analyst says

One of pay-TV's top trend analysts, Bruce Leichtman, says the biggest pay-TV companies lost 80,000 TV subscribers over four quarters, a first in his research over more than a decade.
CELEBRITIES

Rare Superman comic found in house insulation

It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
MUSIC

NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans

NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state.
TELEVISION

Snooki: NJ Gov Christie 'just doesn't like us'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was never a fan of MTV's "Jersey Shore," saying it unfairly cast the state in a negative light.
TELEVISION

Latest 'Bachelorette' won't say if she's engaged

ABC's newest "Bachelorette," Desiree Hartsock, says it's not hard to keep the details of her experience on the show a secret from her friends.
MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

Cannes: Dern a leading man again in 'Nebraska'

For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip "Nebraska," Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene Hackman out of retirement and considered the likes of Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson. Bruce Dern calls them "the obvious guys."

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TELEVISION

First lady to students: 'I have failed at things'

Failure is OK, but continuing to work hard is more important, Michelle Obama said Friday.